Is it really November? How did that happen? So, I’m in full swing Thanksgiving planning now, hosting 16 this year! *deep breaths* I thought I would kick things off with something really fun.
I’ve seen these chocolate acorns in Parents Magazine and Family Fun for a few years now. Sometimes they’re featured with mini Nutter Butter cookies and peanut butter chips (which obviously I can’t use), sometimes with frosting instead of melted chocolate, and recently I saw them done with pretzel stick pieces used for the stem. All super cute.
I don’t know why it took me so long to make them, but I’m glad I finally did. So easy. And I love that you can make as few or as many as desired. These would make a great little welcoming treat for guests. Along with these. And these. Oh, and this.
Lordy, I love sugar.
Chocolate Acorns
Makes 50
Prep time: 35 minutes
Chill time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
• 50 milk chocolate Hershey’s kisses
• 50 mini Vanilla Wafers
• 50 mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips for about 45 seconds; stir until smooth. Continue microwaving in 15 seconds intervals if necessary. Spread the flat side of each kiss with a small amount of melted chocolate and immediately attach each to the flat side of the wafer cookie.
Fill a small plastic bag with the remaining chocolate and cut a tiny hole in the corner; pipe a bit of the chocolate onto a mini chocolate chip and stick it to the top of the wafer to create the stem.
Place on a the cookie sheet and refrigerate for about 10-15 minutes or until set. Store in an airtight container.
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I am so gonna make these with the grandkids. We have a big Oak tree. and they are always gathering acorns for the squirrells lol they will have a blast with these.. Thanks for sharing
my little cousins/my aunt’s grandbabies are going to love these at Thanksgiving!!!
Can’t wait to make these with my granddaughters for Thanksgiving! Thanks!
How cute are these?!! Yet another kitchen project to add to my “must make with the girls” list. So fun!
SO cute! This is so much easier than another version I recently saw. Love it.
Cute!! Love these!!
These are so cute!
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These are adorable! They’d be such a cute favor nestled in little boxes.
Making these! My son is in love with acorns, due to the movie My Neighbor Totoro (he was also Totoro for Halloween this year). Thanks for this awesome idea! Now I just need to try and find mini Nilla Wafers and choc chips…
Fun! I got the mini wafers and mini chips at Target, fyi. My local market also carries them, so I don’t think they’re that hard to find. Hopefully!
My extended family is getting together for the first time in years…which in theory means I have less to cook, but is actually more nerve-wrecking because they have never eaten anything I’ve made. Ever. But know about the blog, so…the pressure is ON. I just have to make something spectacular and show-stopping. No biggie. Ugh.
I’m gonna make these and stress eat them in a serious way.
Well, if they’re major carnivores, good luck with that. But if they’re open to squash, you’re golden! My answer to stress is always sugar. It’s full proof.
This look delish. What type of lighting did you use for this shot? I like it alot.
Thank you, Janet. I just used my usual EGO lights. It’s probably how they’re positioned and angled. And the back ground. I don’t know…it’s rare, but some foods just do all the work for me, ya know?
Okay, Uncle Bob and I are cuckoo for Bartlett’s (New York City candy store) “Acorns.” They’re similar to these, but the orange part is “painted” pistachio marzipan! So the prep time goes to 3 hours, but still…
The kids can have marzipan, can’t they?
You are going to have some left over at Thanksgiving, right?
P.S. Uncle Bob put in a request the last time I (yes I) went to New York, and I came home with 5 pounds of the stuff.
Ah, marzipan. One of these days I’m going to try my hand at that. You know, when the kids are older and moved away, and I have all day to bake bread and learn sculpture.
These are SO cute! Making for Thanksgiving??? :oD
I know, aren’t they? That’s the plan. But we’ll see how much time I end up having. And energy. And refrigerator space. Can we just go out this year? ;-)
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